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Explained: Important terms and issues from UNFCC's COP26 summit you need to know
3 years, 1 month ago

Explained: Important terms and issues from UNFCC's COP26 summit you need to know

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The Paris accord set a target for limiting global warming but left it up to each country to submit its own emissions reduction targets, known as Nationally Determined Contributions. The U.N. climate summit, known as COP26 this year, brings officials from almost 200 countries to Glasgow to haggle over the best measures to combat global warming. NDCs The Paris accord …

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Infographic: COP26 goals explained in maps and charts
3 years, 1 month ago

Infographic: COP26 goals explained in maps and charts

Al Jazeera  

The annual climate change summit is under way in Glasgow as nations try to reach an agreement to limit global warming. This year’s conference will aim to reach a consensus on actions to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels and to secure net-zero emissions by 2050. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “As this first stage …

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Kick the oil companies out of the United Nations' COP26.
54 years, 11 months ago

Kick the oil companies out of the United Nations' COP26.

Slate  

This article is republished here as part of Slate’s partnership with Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. The first principle put forth in the Stockholm Declaration reads, “Man has the fundamental right to freedom, equality and adequate conditions of life, in an environment of a quality that permits a life of dignity and …

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'Our last, best hope to keep 1.5 degrees in reach': COP26 President as climate summit opens in Glasgow
3 years, 1 month ago

'Our last, best hope to keep 1.5 degrees in reach': COP26 President as climate summit opens in Glasgow

India TV News  

The newly opened summit remains “our last, best hope to keep 1.5 in reach,” said Alok Sharma, the British government minister chairing the Glasgow talks, known as COP26. India yet to set climate change target India, the world’s third biggest emitter, has yet to follow China, the U.S. and the European Union in setting a target for reaching ‘net zero’ …

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COP26 this year is our best chance to stop global warming
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26 this year is our best chance to stop global warming

ABC  

It's been billed as the last best chance to keep warming to 1.5C. "It's the first real test of whether or not the Paris Agreement's ambition mechanism is going to work," climate scientist and European think tank Climate Analytics CEO Bill Hare said. "It's already resulted in a lot of those big emitters — developed countries — making some pretty …

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EXPLAINED: 'Net Zero', $100Bn Fund, What Will Be India's Focus At Glasgow COP26 Climate Meet?
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EXPLAINED: 'Net Zero', $100Bn Fund, What Will Be India's Focus At Glasgow COP26 Climate Meet?

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India is the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Further, pointing to India’s progress on renewables — the country is looking to generate 450GW by 2030 — PM Narendra Modi had said in August this year that “today, India is the only country in the group of G20 countries, which is moving fast towards achieving its climate goals", adding that …

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Explained | What are India’s expectations from COP26?
3 years, 1 month ago

Explained | What are India’s expectations from COP26?

The Hindu  

Ahead of the 26th meeting of the Conference of Parties next month in Glasgow, there have been several bilateral meetings between India and other countries including the U.S. and the European Union. India sees a mid-century target upon itself as opposed to the principle of “common but differentiated” responsibility that allows countries to eschew fossil fuel without compromising equitable development. …

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